The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Thyroid Cancer Pathology Features and Outcomes: A Clinicopathological Cohort Study | Zendy

John E. Paes | Zendy; Keding Hua | Zendy; Rebecca Nagy | Zendy; Richard T. Kloos | Zendy; David Jarjoura | Zendy; Matthew D. Ringel | Zendy

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The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Thyroid Cancer Pathology Features and Outcomes: A Clinicopathological Cohort Study

Author(s) -

John E. Paes,

Keding Hua,

Rebecca Nagy,

Richard T. Kloos,

David Jarjoura,

Matthew D. Ringel

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0440

Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , thyroid cancer , body mass index , pathology , cancer , index (typography) , thyroid , cohort study , oncology , world wide web , computer science

Obesity has been implicated as a predisposing and disease-modifying factor in cancer. Epidemiological studies suggest that obesity is associated with an increased risk of thyroid cancer; however, the relationships between obesity and thyroid cancer stage or behavior are uncertain. We hypothesized that a higher body mass index (BMI) would be associated with aggressive thyroid cancer features and a higher incidence of persistent/recurrent disease.

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